Amasa Leland Stanford (March 9, 1824 – June 21, 1893) was an American tycoon, industrialist, politician, and the founder (with his wife, Jane) of Stanford University. Leland Stanford was an active Freemason, joining the Prometheus Lodge No. 17 in Port Washington, Wisconsin. After moving west, he became a member of the Michigan City Lodge No. 47 in Michigan Bluff, California. He is depicted here as attempting to drive in the Golden Spike at Promontory Summit on May 10th, 1869 #wewerethere #Spike150 #GoldenSpike #Railroads #Centralpacific #promontorySummit #UnionPacific #freemasonry, #utahmason, #corinneutah, #makinggoodmenbetter, #notjustaman #thesecretisyou http://bit.ly/2GZNGvn